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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesphacochère
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fakɔʃɛʁ
"Le phacochère court très vite dans la savane."
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A wild African pig characterized by large facial warts, upward-curving tusks, and a sparse mane.
"A family of warthogs grazed near the watering hole before darting away into the brush." - 2
Informally, a nickname applied to certain military aircraft, particularly the US Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, due to its aggressive appearance.
"The A-10 Warthog is renowned for its heavy firepower and close air support capabilities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a combination of 'wart', originating from Old Germanic and Old English 'wearte', and 'hog', from Middle English 'hogge' of uncertain ultimate origin. It emerged in the late 18th century to describe the distinctive wild African swine possessing prominent facial warts.
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phacochère
Transliteration: fakɔʃɛʁ
"Le phacochère court très vite dans la savane."
Warzenschwein
Transliteration: ˈvaʁtsn̩ˌʃvaɪ̯n
"Das Warzenschwein sucht im Schlamm nach Nahrung."
facocero
Transliteration: faˈkɔtʃero
"Il facocero è un animale tipico dell'Africa subsahariana."
facocero
Transliteration: fakoˈseɾo
"El facocero se distingue por sus grandes colmillos."
facocero
Transliteration: fakuˈseɾu
"O facocero correu rapidamente para esconder-se na vegetação."
जंगली सूअर
Transliteration: jangli suar
"जंगली सूअर अफ्रीका के जंगलों में पाया जाता है।"
疣猪
Transliteration: yóu zhū
"疣猪的面部有几个明显的疣状突起。"
혹멧돼지
Transliteration: hongmetdwaeji
"혹멧돼지는 아프리카 초원에서 서식합니다."
イボイノシシ
Transliteration: iboinoshishi
"イボイノシシは顔にあるイボが特徴的です。"
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